New Delhi: India reported 5,233 new Covid cases and 7 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry update released on Wednesday. There were 3,345 recoveries and the total active cases in the country now stand at 28,857. On Tuesday, India recorded a single-day rise of 3,714 new COVID-19 infections and seven fatalities. Mumbai on Tuesday reported 1,242 new coronavirus infections which were almost double the previous day's count of 676 cases.
The active cases comprise 0.07 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.72 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 1,881 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.67 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.12 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,36,710, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent.
The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive have exceeded 194.43 crores. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crores on May 4 and three crores on June 23 last year. (With Agency inputs)
